The Boston Kugel Volume 1 Number 3 (Jan-Feb 1984)

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Vol.1 No. 3

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DIRECTOR'S NOTES

by Lee Lockwood
Co-Director

There's quite a bit of news this
month.

MEETING CHANGES: BOSKUG has been

growing rapidly of late (over 400 members

at present writing) , and attendance is

often over 100 at meetings. In an effort

to cope with this growth , we've

instituted a few changes in our meeting
structure we hope will make them more

enjoyable for all:

Beginners' remain unchanged (6:30 PM) .

MEETING CANCELLATION INFO: BCS has

finally gotten its act together & made

the following arrangements when bad
weather threatens a meeting:

==> Cancellation announcements on WHDH
(850 AM) and WVBF (105.7 FM) starting at
4 PM.

==> STARTING FEB 15, a new BCS Hot Line
will carry latest cancellation info.
Number is 227-0170.

==> Call the BCS office after 3 PM.

1) All meetings will now start at 7:15
PM, not 7:30. (This will allow more time
for using the library and for shmoozing
afterwards.) We ask your cooperation in
helping us start PROMPTLY.

2) Beginning in Feb., programs will be
held only once a month, on the FOURTH
TUESDAY (see Meeting Schedule.) These
will now begin PROMPTLY at 8:00 PM. We
ask your cooperation in clearing the
Library or ending your discussions a few
minutes before the hour. Program
speakers will have 45-60 minutes TOTAL
time in which to speak and lead
discussion. Generally, we will try to
keep the hour from 9:00-10:00 (closing
time) available for Library use and for
informal activities.

3) The second Tuesday meeting each
month will still be devoted to
small-group activities. Instead of

r~« "workshops", however, we will experiment
with forming Special Interest Groups
("SIGs") which will meet regularly at
that time. More info below.

4) Starting times for the Library and

NEW REGIONAL KUGS FORMING: As Kaypros
grow ever more popular, smaller user
groups are beginning to form outside of
the Boston area that will be satellites
of BOSKUG but will hold their own
meetings. The KUGEL will carry news of
these new groups and their meetings.
Here are two:

(Cont. on p^2)

IN THIS ISSUE:

Director f s Note 1

Library Notes 3

Perfect Filer 4

Advanced Filer Tips 5

Drive Diagnostic Kit Review 6

Special Interest Groups (SIGS).. 8

Tips on Playing Adventure 9

The Swap Shoppe 10

BOSKUG Group Deals 10

CLIP Review. 11

BOSKUG Library Listing 12

"Perfect-Star Word Writer" 13

Bytes, Nibbles & Bits 14

BOSKUG Phone Directory 15

BOSKUG Meeting Schedule 16

pIRECTOR'S NOTES (Cont. from p.l)

CAPE COD KUG: Monthly meetings at Cape
Cod Computer Center. For info, send
stamped self-addressed envelope to Joseph
G. Scavuzzo, P.O. Box 696, Monument
Beach, MA 02553. Or call 759-9482 and
leave a message.

RHODY-KUG (R.I.): Monthly meetings on
3rd Tues., 8:00 Pm. Call Louise Deveney,
(401) 738-1247.

BETATEST REPORT: We've been testing a
Kaypro 4 Plus 88 for about two months
now, but only recently did we receive any-
16-bit software to run on it. Reports on
the co-processor's operation as an 8-bit,
RAM-disk machine are very positive. (At
this writing, 5 people have tested it
this way.) The RAM disk is extremely
fast. It is also a great convenience to
have, effectively, 3 disk drives, one of
them with 247K of accessible memory. We
will be printing updates from time to
time. xMeanwhile, anyone interested in
testing the 4 Plus 88 Kaypro as a 16-bit,
MS-DOS machine please call Lee at
965-6343.

and manufacturers of peripherals and
software, plus other items of interest.
Anything worth saving will be kept in
Chris Ammer ' s library; the rest will be
chucked out after the meeting.

SORBUS REPAIRS: There have been many
inquiries about where to go for Kaypro
repairs. One altern- ative to dealers is
Sorbus , a national repair outfit facility
with a large regional depot located in
Waltham. It is an official Kaypro
warranty repair station, to which many
local stores send their machines. It
also offers service contracts, either
on-site or drop-off. Sorbus now picks up
Kaypros twice each week at a number of
drop-off points around the metro Boston
area and returns them to the same point
within two working days (so they claim) .
We are getting conflicting reports about
the quality of Sorbus service and would
appreciate input from members who have
used it. SPECIAL OFFER: 1 month's free
extra service on any contract when you
say you're a BOSKUG member. INFO: John
Butler, Sorbus, 890-2915.

HARD COPY LIBRARY: Halleluiah! CHRIS

AMMER is our new "hard-copy" Librarian.

She is busy collecting, indexing and

organizing our ever-increasing paper

holdings. These include manuals,

catalogs, text books, magazines and much

more. Many of these are available for
browsing thru at meetings. If enough

interest develops, we may consider

allowing some books to be borrowed

between meetings. New contributions are

welcome .

_

If anyone has worthwhile books or
manuals to donate to the library, see
Chris, to whom our gratitude knows no
bounds for undertaking this Herculean
(and rather thankless) task! She would
also welcome a volunteer to assist her
and act as librarian on those rare
evenings when she can't attend. Phone
her at 861-8162 (day or night) .

BULLETIN BOARD NOW AT MEETINGS: The
homosote panels adjacent to the Library
have now been pressed into service as a
Bulletin Board. Anyone wishing to post a
notice of any kind, including For Sale,
need only get a push pin from Chris and
put it up. On the same board, we will be
posting the latest mailings from Kaypro

A NEW KAYPRO 4: The first week in

January, Kaypro suddenly called all

dealers and said that the standard Kaypro
4 had been discontinued. In its place is

a new machine (we'll call it "Kaypro 4E"

till we hear another name) which will

cost an additional $200 — bringing it

back to $1995, the original 4 price. A

call to California encountered static at

first, but finally elicited the info that

the 4-E is essentially a floppy-disk

version of the 10, with some additions.

Here are its salient features: — A

"universal" mother board identical to the

board in the Kaypro 10. This means Kaypro

10 graphics, 2 serial ports, a fan, and a

4 Mh "clock" (meaning the 4E ought to run

about 1/3 faster than the II and the 4) ;

~ The Kaypro 10 monitor and anti-glare

screen; — A "built-in" modem (300 baud

only) ; -- A "real-time" clock. We

applaud the changes but wish -- once

again -- that Kaypro would institute a

policy of offering upgrade kits to

current owners when improvements are made

in existing models.

' BOSKUG SOFTWARE EVALUATION TEAM: BILL
ENGSTROM, assisted by KAREN ROCKOW, is

(Cont. on p. 15}

NEW IN BOSKUG DISK LIBRARY

by Charlie Bowen
Co-Librarian

Here are some recent additions to the
library that you may not have heard
about :

BOSKUG. 102 (Cataloging utilities.) Our
second elaborately annotated utilities
disk. This one features NCAT, a program
for listing all the files on your disks
in a master catalog. Other programs on
the disk will allow you to print out the
catalog, or extract particular parts of
it (all the files ending in ".BAS", for
instance) . A long introduction leads you
through the process in detail.

BOSKUG. 131 "NEWSWAP," a program that
will create swap files for Perfect Writer
in any size you specify. It's
easy — instructions are on the disk.

BOSKUG. 201 Microsoft BASIC programs for
several useful purposes: — CAL.COM: Want
a calendar for the month in which America
^ was discovered? the month Charlemagne
was crowned? Want to know how many times
July 4 fell on a Sunday between 1620 and
1776? This program will write a calendar
for any year or month in the recorded
past or forseeable future. — Figuring
mortgage payments: With this program you
get a monthly schedule of principal and
interest paid, plus principal remaining,
and an annual statement of interest paid
that year. — Practicing touch typing
(these programs have some limitations,
but they can provide useful practice) .

BOSKUG. 801 Our Archives disk now
contains both issues of the KUGEL.
There's a table of contents, but not an
index. (Anybody want to volunteer?)

One section of the library we have been
trying to bring up to date is the
Communications section. It currently
contains the following four disks:

BOSKUG. 161 Some old, reliable modem
programs from the library: KMDM795,
*~ MODEM7, AMODEM, SMODEM, and XMODEM.

BOSKUG. 162 Utilities for advanced modem
communi- cations: SQUEEZE and UNSQUEEZE
(to condense files for speed of

transmission, and 'uncondense' them so
they can be read; CRCK (a checksum
program to help you determine whether two
files are identical) ; LU (the "Library
family" — programs that will group smaller
files into single "library" files and get
them out again, or run individual
programs embedded in library files, and
so on) ; SD-71 (the latest
"Superdirectory" program with all the
bells and whistles--e .g . , can list the
individual files in libraries without
their having to be separated) .

BOSKUG. 163 MODEM903, one of the newest,
easiest modem programs, and NSWP
(Newsweep) , the latest improvement of the
most comprehensive file-handling
program. (This version is not only more
capable than the SWEEP on our first
utility disk, it's also less than
one-third as long.)

BOSKUG. 164 A whole disk chock-full of
bulletin-board numbers from all across
this mighty continent.

Several of these programs came with
some documentation, but we have yet to
add any of our own. We are involved in a
slow process of locating and selecting a
few basic modem programs to offer on our
forthcoming "recommended-for-beginners"
disk. These programs should be simple
enough so that first-time users don't
have to take a course before plunging
in. The disk should also contain
whatever utilities would be desirable in
a "starter set," and finally we should
provide whatever a neophyte needs by way
of introduction to modem communications.

We still need suggestions from those
who have some experience as to which
programs belong on this disk, and what
documentation is needed. We particularly
need someone to coordinate this project:
collect suggestions, try out the various
programs recommended, rank them according
to their suitability for our purpose, and
look over the documentation. I can help
in writing and editing, but being sans
modem, I'm not in a position to carry out
this project by myself. Volunteers,
please step forward. Give me your name
and number at a meeting, or call me at
332-2931. (Whether or not you can help
with coordination, I'd like to receive
your nominations for the programs to be
included on this disk.)

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GETTING ALONG WITH PERFECT FILER

by Mike Holmes

PERFECT FILER as supplied with the
KAYPRO meets several important conditions
for users. First and probably foremost,
it f s free. Beyond that, it's relatively
versatile, fast, and easy to use. If it
weren't for the manual, Filer would be
the program of choice for a variety of
applications .

I personally use PERFECT FILER daily,
primarily to maintain a 3000+ subscriber
list with the usual name, address, etc.
plus subscription expiration information
for two small magazines. Secondly, as a
writer, I have amassed thousands of
articles, pictures, magazines and books
in my field (folk music and vintage
instruments) but was unable to reference
them for my own writing because searching
through each issue or book was simply too
time consuming. Using PERFECT FILER, I
have created a "library file" of titles,
authors and subjects (which,
incidentally, has also helped me to
organize my material in filing cabinets
and bookshelves — what a pleasure!) My
third use for FILER was to construct a
directory of nearly 1000 dealers,
instrument makers and resources, in a
kind of electronic file cabinet.

At least once a week I send form
letters to dozens of people using FILER'S
"merge" feature. Another side benefit
allows me to answer questions over the
phone that I previously had to answer by
letter, which took much longer. I get at
least one information request per day;
now I can use FILER to find the answer
while the caller is still on the line.

However, FILER is
important functions:

missing three

1) A CALCULATIONS FUNCTION. FILER
simply has no number abilities. It will
count numbers for you, and it will sort
by them or figure relationships between
certain numbers such as "greater than,"
"less than" or "equal to". But it can't
add, subtract multiply or divide, nor can
it calculate the sum of a set of
entries. You get the idea.

2) THE ABILITY TO SEARCH FOR A STRING

of letters or numbers that might occur in
a record (unless that string occupies the
first field of the record). It can't,
for instance, find every occurrence of
the word "banjo" and also list tb^ x
records where it appears.

3) SORTING CHOICES: FILER will let you
define any set of criteria for sorting
your data, then combine any two or more
sets of criteria for more selective
sorting, but it won't give you choices.
For instance, you can't say "Show me all
the occurrences of either banjo or
fiddle." FILER knows all about "AND" but
doesn't understand "OR."

Here are some commands in Perfect Filer
you may not know about that can make life
easier:

CONTROL-E: Instead of entering a record
by typing ESCAPE and then choosing the
Save Data option on the Menu, type
CTRL-E. It's both faster and allows the
use of the commands that follow. (If you
don't use it, the next three commands may
not work.

CONTROL-C: If you are entering dat?-^
into a series of records, and some of th
information is the same from one to the
next, CTRL-C will replicate information
from the same field in the previous
record. For instance, when entering
several screens of persons all from the
same company, you need only type the
company name once, then CTRL-C will
reproduce it on each subsequent screen.

CONTROL-S: FILER will keep track of
serial numbers from 1 to 9999. If the
serial number is to be the primary sort
key, the function is automatically
invoked by naming the first data field
"serialno". If the serial number is not
to be the primary sort key, CTRL-S will
enter the next serial number in a data
base. In a large database — e.g., one
needing more than one disk — the starting
number may be changed by using PERFECT
WRITER to modify the file "serial .sav" .

CONTROL-T: To enter today's date into a
date template. (This works ONLY where
the field is the Date Template.)

CONTROL-W: To print a data record as it
appears on the screen.

ADVANCED FILER TIPS

by Will Hunt

Here are a few procedures that can help
with minor but frustrating elements when
using Perfect Filer in file data
management and sorted list applications.
Most of them can be extracted from the
manual but are far from readily
apparent .

== Deleting an unwanted line or field
from a data record format: CTRL-D will
NOT work as indicated (see PF Manual ,
V-15) . All fields in the line must be
deleted first using Control-S. (NOTE:
Before deleting or redefining a field, be
sure to set up for the "MOVE" procedure
first. )

== Occasionally, you may want to cancel
an entry in a numeric field in order to
leave a blank. FILER will not let you do
this UNLESS you have defined the lower
limit for that field as a NEGATIVE
NUMBER, such as -9999 (1-5) . (This also
allows entry of a "0" and/or the use of

an alpha entry such as "none" in later
formatting, as in #4 below.)

== When setting up your own data record
format, FILER will not accept tag names
already in use in templates (e.g.,
Address, Phone, etc.) or in other
fields. To get around this, name the
tags slightly differently, such as
"homecity", "busphone", etc.

== Printers which do not have backspace
capability (eg. my Oki 82) won't let you
underline. However, you can write the
list output to a file and then insert
underlining using Perfect Writer. Do this
also to insert alpha notes in blank
numeric fields, place page numbers on the
bottom of each page, and to edit and
otherwise format lists as needed.

Some printers (again, my Oki 82)
need to see a Carriage Return at the end
of the last line of a file before they
will print that line. FILER does not
automatically add a [CR] when finished

(Cont . on p. 7 )

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KAYPRO II DRIVE DIAGNOSTIC KIT
(Sheepshead Software, P.O. Box 486,
Boonville, CA 95415. $100.00) Reviewed by
Peter Bates

The hardest part about computer
maintenance is getting the cover off the
first time. Computers seem so complex,
quirky and forbidding that nobody really
wants to mess with them. After all, you

might make it worse, right? And, don't
ailing computers need all kinds of
expensive test equipment?

hard to describe without diagrams, but
let's make a go at it: Sector One is
offset one milli-inch TOWARD the spindle,
while Sector 2 is offset one milli-inc^ 1 -^
AWAY. Sector 3 is offset two milli-incht
AWAY from the spindle; Sector 4 is offset
2 milli-inches TOWARDS, and so on. When
you perform the radial alignment test on
your Kaypro, you are in effect matching
up these offset tracks to your own
drive's movement. If there's a
discrepancy, it shows up on a display
scale on the screen.

What if I told you that there is an
inexpensive, relatively easy-to-learn
escape route out of more than half the
quandaries your computer is likely to
develop, problems that most computer
repair shops would rather not deal with
at all?

Drive misalignment accounts for more
3D0S errors, jangled data/nerves and
misformatted discs than any other problem
your computer will probably have. But a
recent article in THE BOSTON PHOENIX
lamented the lack of local repairman
willing to adjust them when they're out
of whack. Since a Kaypro/Tandon drive is
"cheap" ($149.00) they'd sooner replace
it than spend two hours with an
oscilloscope !

Do not despair. Now there is the
Sheepshead Software Drive Diagnostic Kit,
with all you need to make elementary
adjustments to your drives.

This kit includes a Dysan Diagnostic
Disk, several appropriate tools, a Test
Disk, a Tandon Drive Manual, and
Sheepshead 's own how-to manual. The
program will test such things as spindle
speed, radial alignment, azimuth,
indexing, and home switch adjustment.

Just what are these things? Space
doesn't permit explaining them all, so
let's just follow Sheepshead 's program
through one of them.

Radial alignment is probably the most
important adjustment you may ever have to
make. It measures the exact placement of
the Read/Write head over the surface of
the floppy disk. The Dysan Diagnostic
Diskette which Sheepshead supplies has
"progressively offset" tracks. This is

Usually a misalignment of 2, even 4,
mills doesn't matter much. But if your
drive is off by more than 4 mills, it may
explain those missing chunks of data in
the reports you've been writing. One of
the best features of the DDD is that you
can perform tests on six different tracks
spaced along the diskette. That way you
can positively confirm radial
misalignment. [You should also run your
drives for about ten minutes to get
accurate readings.]

Now comes the step you dread — diving in
to make the adjustment. Do not fear .^
The Sheepshead kit comes with two manua
to guide you, not just one: the
Sheepshead Manual, and the Tandon Corp's
Drive & Service Manual, which abounds in
switch and screw assembly drawings.

Though Sheepshead provides some photos
of a Kaypro in progressive states of
disassembly which give some idea of how
to remove and position the drives while
you're working on them, they are grainy
and poorly reproduced. You may want to
do some instant photos of the process
yourself — I found it an added security
blanket.

On booting up, you may, instead of the
friendly CP/M prompt, get the ominous
message "I cannot read your diskette."
this could mean your drive alignment is
so off course that you can't even use the
test. For this, Palmer has enclosed a
"trouble plug" in his kit. When properly
inserted in the Main Board, this little
chip lets you boot up from the B Drive.

Be careful when taking the drives out.
It's very easy to break the little

(Cont. on p. 7)

6

REVIEW (Cont.* from p. 6)

resistors on the logic board assembly.
Do not pull them out too quickly.

With the drives now out of their
housings , follow instructions and boot up
for the radial test. After making note
of how far your alignment is off, find
out where the adjustment screws are from
the Tandon manual. Sheepshead has
included a 7/64 hex wrench (among others)
in the kit for loosening the three
"pre-adjustment" retaining screws.

Here, the manual constantly warns you
not to apply too much force to break the
paint seals on these screws. Have
patience. Once they give up the ghost ,
you're practically home free. I found
these little screws stubborn gremlins
that can give a false sense of how hard
the job's going to be. But I conquered
them and made my way to the all- important
cam screw.

When you turn this little screw ever so
slowly from one direction to another , you
will see with great jubilation — if
v you've followed instructions — the display
change on your CRT. If the error gets
worse , then you know you're turning in
the wrong direction. It's all very
logical. You can't go wrong if you use
common sense.

There are more little quirks that can
develop as you start to reassemble. For
example , as you retighten the little
retaining screws, they may knock your
nice new alignment off again. The
solution? Tighten them MOST of the way.
This leaves the cam screw still
adjustable. Most hobbyists are familiar
with tightening a series of screws "in
rotation." That's the secret here.

From my own experience in radial
alignment , I would rate Sheepshead 's
documentation "B-". They warn you of a
variety of problems quite well in the
general text. But I would have preferred
better (and more) photographs or
step-by-step diagrams.

However I am impressed with the
efficiency and accuracy of program
itself. With a little practice , I
imagine anyone who can do minor
electrical repairs around the house can

follow these instructions with -fruitful
results. I give the program an overall
B+.

One final tip: should you still be
timid about repairing your first faulty
drive and insist on replacing it, by all
means do so. But make the repair station
give you back your old drive. They may
sputter and gripe, but don't let them
take it. It's good to practice on and
who knows? Someday you may be able to
repair it yourself. _ j fBlllelll

MIS S
FOR REM
<CHE«P>

Now you have an opportunity
to advertise your product
or service to every member
of the BOSTON KftYPRO USERS
GROUP.

If your want to reach this
interested and loyal market,
call 731-1008 for details.

THE BOSTON KUGEL

FILER TIPS (Cont, from p. 5 )

running a List Format Definition (VI-37) .
There are 2 ways to get the last line to
print.

#1 (klutsy) — Back out to a Warm Boot
and use CPM's Control-P.

#2 (easier) — when defining your last
Sort Key, set up a final Subheading,
defined as a "String" , and enter a
Carrige Return [CR] for that string.
However: this second method will result
in the list being double spaced. IJeDl jejj

WORKSHOPS BECOME SIGS

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by John Callahan
SIG Coordinator

Beginning February 14 , our "workshop"
evenings at BOSKUG meetings will be
re-named "SIG" nights. There are no
facilities at Minuteman for us to run
true workshops. But we can still break
down into small groups and maybe have
more fun if we don't worry so much about
hands-on instruction.

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are an
effective way for people with common
interests to share knowledge and gain
from each others 1 experiences. SIGs can
be as formal or informal as their members
want them to be; they can have as few as
two members or as many as they wish.

The focus of a SIG can be
applications-oriented, such as word
processing, accounting, data base
management, or spreadsheets. It can be a
specific package like Perfect Writer, or
Perfect Calc. Or, the focus may have an
industrial or occupational focus: general
contractors, law firms, consultants, or
writers. Some may be interested in a
recreational SIG, such as games or
computer simulation for improving your
odds in the lottery.

In short, a SIG can really be anything
its members want it to be.

Starting a SIG is easy. All you have
to do is stand up at a BOSKUG meeting and
announce that you want to start a SIG in
your area of interest. If one other
person responds, you are no longer
alone. You are now a member of a SIG.
Suresh Shenoy and I will be available to
answer questions and to provide any help
you may need.

==> Contact Person: Kase Van Dongen
924-1177 - home

Working at Home

==> ' Contact Person: Scott Southworth
877-2385 - days 467-2337 - evenings

Other SIGs now being formed, including
a Technical CP/M SIG and a Writers' SIG.
More will be announced at the next BOSKUG
meeting. Anyone interested in forming a
SIG on any topic should contact John
Callahan, BOSKUG Special Interest Group
Coordinator, 879-5100 days or 653-9329
evenings.

BOSKUG SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS

ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE SIG STARTING:

On Feb 14, the assembly language
Special Interest Group will begin a
series of 3 to 5 sessions on ASSEMBLY
LANGUAGE PROGRAMING FOR BEGINNERS. It
will be led by Bill Lee, an engineer with
assembly language programming
experience.

This should be a FUN course. Contrary"
to popular belief, assembly • language
programming is not hard, and there are
many useful things that can be done in
assembly language which are difficult or
impossible to do in Basic.

You do not have to buy software to do
the things that will be covered. The
Kaypro comes with an assembler and a
debugger, and these programs will be used
in this course. The course is designed
to be interesting and understandable to
someone who has had NO assembly language
experience. If you are familiar with
programming in any language, you should
have no trouble. Even if you lack
programming experience, you should be
able to understand and do the things that
will be covered in this seminar.

Assembly Language for Beginners

==> Contact Person: Phil Marshall
232-2373 - home 589-1255 - work

Business Management

==> Contact Person: John Callahan
653-9329 - home 879-5100 - work

The assembly language programs which
will be used as examples in the course
are useful utilities in themselves.
Hopefully, there will also be time to
briefly talk about how to examine and
make modifications to a program in a COM

(Cont. on p. 16)

8

TIPS ON PLAYING ADVENTURE

by Seth Holmes

We assume that you have the BOSKUG 191K
version of ADVENTURE and that you've put
it on 2 disks, as told to in the
instructions. After turning the computer
on, push RESET and then press CAPS LOCK ,
because all commands must be entered in
capital letters & must be followed by a
RETURN or ENTER. You'll get the welcome
message & be asked if you want
instructions. Type either YES or NO (if
you've already read them), and read on.

To ask for help during the game, type
either HELP or INFO. For up-to-date info,
type NEWS.

For those of you who haven't gotten
into the cave yet, once in the building
type "XYZZY", and in the cave you are.
(Remember to take the LAMP with you. The
other things aren't needed till later, &
you'll return to the building to drop off
treasure.) You can return to the
building from Y2 by typing "PLUGH" and
from the DEBRIS ROOM by saying "XYZZY."

ADVENTURE understands simple, 2-word
commands. The commands are a verb (do
something) and a noun or adjective.
Examples are: "TAKE LAMP" or "THROW AXE"
or "EAT MUSHROOM." (Sometimes you leave
out the verb, as in "PLUGH", or "EAST."

In the cave, the first thing you'll
find is a RUSTY ROD. TAKE it and head
EAST until you come to a CAGE. TAKE it
and go WEST till you find the BIRD. DROP
the ROD because it scares the bird. TAKE
the BIRD, then TAKE the ROD again.

At some point you'll probably meet a
dragon. The only way to KILL the DRAGON
is with your bare hands. He's not the
only hard-to-kill monster; the TROLL can
only be killed by the BEAR, so save your
FOOD for the bear but don't try to cross
the bridge with him. The OGRE can only
be killed with the SWORD. If you THROW
the AXE, the ogre will catch it & throw
it back at you, and it will chop you in

^_half. If you try to HIT the OGRE, he
111 tear you limb from limb. (the only

- way to get the SWORD, which is stuck in a
stone, is to EAT the MUSHROOM that grows
on a wall. )

The room with the mushroom can only be
entered from The Hall Of The Mountain
King, after getting past the SNAKE. To do
this, first THROW the BIRD, which scares
the snake silly. If you're lucky, you'll
find some GOLDEN EGGS. Big deal if the
Pirate steals these! Just type "FEE"
[ret] "FIE" [ret] "FOE" [ret] "F00" [ret]
and the eggs will reappear where you got
them. The Pirate's TREASURE is in the
Maze. To get it, you must let him steal
something from you in the Maze — and
don't FEE FIE FOE FOO" it, either!

It's almost impossible to finish a game
in one sitting, so save it by typing
"SAVE [YOURNAME]." To resume, type
" RESTORE [ YOURNAME ] . "

The maps for sale in our Library are
for the original, 350-pt ADVENTURE, but
they can be used for ours, which is 550
points. They make a good present, and
they don't spoil the game from being
interesting. All in all, ADVENTURE is a
terrific game even if you're not very
good at it.

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(617) 877-6848.

THE SWAP SHOPPE

A new KUGEL feature - a classified ad
section for selling, buying or swapping
computer-related items or services. SWAP
SHOPPE ads are free to BOSKUG members for
personal notices; there is a $5.00 per ad
charge for non-members or commercial
ventures. Ads must be 50 words or less,
including contact information.

Although we will try to insure that all
ads are legitimate , The KUGEL accepts no
responsibility for the quality, terms or
condition of any product or service
advertised. We also reserve the right to
refuse or edit any copy we feel is
inappropriate .

Include your name, address and phone
with your submission if is not included
in the ad copy. Send copy (with payment,
when appropriate, made out to BOSTON
COMPUTER SOCIETY) to: KUGEL o/c Alan
Chapman, 70 Gregory Rd., Framingham, MA
01701.

PERFECT FILER CONSULTING: I am
available to consult on the uses of
Perfect Filer, or the rest of the PERFECT
series; teach you how to use it to create
your own database or I will create a
custom database for you. Individual
instruction or small classes (6 maximum) ;
$50/hour or $250/day. Contact Mike Holmes
at 15 Arnold Place, New Bedford, MA
02740, (617) 993-0156.

For those of you who are incurably
hooked on ADVENTURE, or who are stuck in
the maze, or if you get lost on the way
to the bathroom, have we got news for
you!!! A complete map of the original
ADVENTURE game, printed on 22x17
parchment-like paper. An excellent
addition to the fun of playing. What a
great present — sorry it's too late for
Christmas. Only $6 at BOSKUG meetings
from Mike Holmes.

THE BACKSIDER - 5" flippy kits for
making single- sided disks into double-
sided. Doubles your disk capacity;
simple to use; pays for itself with less
than one box of disks. $12.00 at BOSKUG
meetings; $13.00 by mail. Alan Chapman,

COMPUTER MAGS; Lowest rates. Popular
Computing , Computers & Electronics ,
Desktop Computing , $10.50; Personal
Software , $15.50; BYTE , $18. Send checks
to: Karen Rockow, 345 Harvard St. #3B,
Cambridge, MA 02138; [617] 354-0124.

LAKE DUNMORE[Vt.] COMPUTER WORKSHOP
needs: summer instructors, curriculum
writers, legal and financial consultants,
people with ideas, venture capitalists.
Contact Karen Rockow.

BOSKUG GROUP BUY DEALS:

*** Cheap Printer Ribbons ***

We have arranged with Armor America, a
large ribbon wholesaler, for members to
purchase printer ribbons at very
attractive prices. For example: IBM
Multi-Strike for Daisywriter: $1.99;
Epson MX80: $3.05; Oki 82: $1.55.

Ribbons are available for virtually
every printer made at similar savings.
To get this deal, you MUST buy in minimum
lots of 2 dozen, so get together with
friends. Here's what to do:

Call Armor at 1-800-528-1147. Be sure
to say your a BOSKUG member. Tell what
your order is. You'll be told a price.
You'll be invoiced for this amount, plus
a minimal shipping cost. Your order will
arrive in about a week or less.

This is a word of honor arrangement.
Armor is trusting you to pay when
billed. If people don't, it will
jeapordize everyone's credit — so pay
promptly , please . . .

I have been using a sample ribbon for
Daisywriter, and it's great.

— Lee Lockwood

ONGOING
MEMBERS :

DEALS AVAILABLE TO BOSKUG

1) Accutrack (Kybe) SS, DD diskettes:
$20 per box of 10.

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CLIP ( Though tware, Inc. $50) Reviewed
by Phil Marshall

CLIP, for Command Line Interpretive
Program, is a very useful CP/M utility
put out by Thoughtware , Inc. It is really
a patch or overlay in that it is always
in the memory, even when running other
programs, much like SMARTKEY. It adds
over 40 commands to the four resident
CP/M commands, including such functions
as command line editing, a ten line
recall buffer, a built-in calculator, and
UNIX-like pips and redirection.

For example, redirection can be used to
send the output of programs to other
places besides the screen or printer.
CLIP expands CP/M's CTRL-P.to allow disk
directories to be printed to disk as well
as to a printer.

In command line editing, CLIP provides
the capability of correcting a mistyped
CP/M command like

A>pop B:=A:testfile.mss

by using the arrow keys to correct
"pop" to "pip" without retyping the whole
line.

CLIP uses the same cursor keys as
WordStar. The left and right keys move
the cursor without deleting, while the up
and down keys move up and down through
the ten-line recall buffer (similar to
the buffer found in HP9800 lab compu-
ters) , and the CTRL-V key toggles the
insert mode. Like most software
packages, however, CLIP has some
disadvantages. First, it takes up 30K of
disk space, and it must be on the A drive
whenever it is used. It will also slow
the computer down noticeably (but not
annoyingly) . Of course, Kaypro 10 owners
needn't worry about either of these
drawbacks .

CLIP sells for $50. There are also two
add-on programs available at $25.00:
Software Tools, which has very similar
features to some of the programs in THE'
WORD PLUS but with greater capability;
features than many other utility packages
available at much higher prices. It is a
good software value that deserves serious
consideration .

I think the basic CLIP offers far more

and a File Encryption Program which
allows you to make a file unreadable
without a password.

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GROUP DEALS (Cont. from p. 10)

2) Plu*Perfect Writer with CP/M 2.2E.
Permits easy configuring of keypad, warm
boot from within PW, directory from
within PW, ability to change swap file
sizes, & more. Regular price: $30;
BOSKUG price: $25 in groups of 5 or
more. Add $1 postage if you want it
mailed to you.

3) DATAPLOT by Lark Software: converts
dot-matrix printer to plotter using
tabular, digital data. Makes pie & bar
charts, scatter-plots. Specify printer
when placing order. Normal price: $50;
BOSKUG: $40, delivered at meeting.
(Groups of 5.)

Order & pay cash at meeting to Bob or
Jean Waters for each of these.

ANTI-GLARE SCREENS

Two special deals
BOSKUG members:

are available for

1) The SUN-FLEX BLACK MATRIX GLARE
FILTER, a nylon mesh screen which custom
mounts to the Kaypro (II, 4 or 10) screen
inside the case for maximum protection is
available to BOSKUG members at $24.00
each (list $45.00) by special arrangement
with TIME BROKERS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC, 45
Central St., Norwood, MA. To order, call
Helen Kydd at Time Brokers (769-4060),
and be sure to mention BOSKUG. More
information is available from the BOSKUG
Library.

2) George Gabrielson is selling a mesh
ANTI -GLARE SCREEN which mounts on the
outside of the Kaypro case. List price
is $42.50; discount price is $23.90, but
if 20 or more people sign up (and pay a
$5.00 deposit), the price could drop to
app. $20. As of last meeting, 12 orders
had been received. See George at
meetings or contact him at 275-8562, 16H
Dunster Rd., Bedford, MA 01730.

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THE BOSKUG LIBRARY

Here is a list of the disks available
and ready for copying as of Jan 10, 1984,

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KAYPRO II
New version of CP/M
Perfect Writer version 1.2
PFConfig 1.2 (Needed

with PW 1.2)
Perfect Speller 1.1
Perfect Filer 1.2
Perfect Calc 1.1
Perfect Calc Lessons
"Readme.Tips" (described in

Kugram vol. 1, no. 3,

with additions)
Wordstar 3.3

KAYPRO 4
Perfect Writer
Perfect Writer Installation
Perfect Writer Lessons
Perfect Filer
Perfect Calc
Wordstar 3.3; The Word Plus

Utilities Disk No. 1.
General utilities for
displaying directories,
handling files, copying,
printing, viewing, etc.
Contains extensive
instructions for beginners.

Utilities Disk No. 2.
Programs for making a
catalogue of the files in a
library of disks. Extensive
instructions.

Utilities Disk No. 3 (Word
Processing), No. 1. NEWSWAP,
a program that will let you
create new swap files for
PERFECT WRITER in any size
you need. Full instructions.

Utilities Disk Series 4
(Printers), No. 1. A
printer graphics program for
the Epson MX-80 with
GRAFTRAX. From Micro-
Cornucopia.

Utilities Disk Series 6
(Communications), No. 1.
Some tested modem programs:
KMDM795, M0DEM7, AM0DEM,
SM0DEM, and XMODEM.

Utilities Disk Series 6, No.
2. Communication Utilities:
SQUEEZE/UNSQUEEZE, CRCK, SD-
71, LU (The "Library" family)

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B0SKUG.201

GAMES

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Series 6, No. 3. M0DEM903, a
new modem program, and NSWP
(Newsweep), an improved
file-handling utility.

Series 6, No. 4. A disk full
of Bulletin Board numbers.

BASIC programs to calculate
dates and mortgages; touch
typing practice.

Game Disk No. 1.

Game Disk No. 2. Aliens,
Catchum, Ladder, Pacman,
Life, Acey, and Sumeria.

Game Disk No. 3. Biorhythms,.
Blackjack, Camel, Chase,
Chess, Maze, Othello,
Star lane, Tic-Tac-Toe (2-D
and 3-D versions), Wumpus.

304 Game Disk No. 4. BASIC

games, including Biorhythms,
Ghase, CIA, Civil War,
Granprix, Startrek, Taxman,
Yahtzee.

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305 Game Disk No. 5. Two •»
versions of ELIZA, the
"psychiatrist" program. Two
more versions of Startrek.
More BASIC games including
Black Friday, Decision, Slot
Machine.

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LANGUAGES
B0SKUG.501
502
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ARCHIVES
BOSKUG .801

Game Disk No. 6. Selections
from the Osborne Group
library. Mostly BASIC
games, including Castle, HI-
Q, Gunner, Horsrace,
Sinewave, Golf, Bowling,
Pacman2, another Startrek.

MUMPS I and II
MUMPS III
Small-C Compiler
EBASIC Compilers and
Interpreters (from CP/MUG)

Boston KUGEL , Vol. 1, No. 1
(Sept./Oct. 1983)

ARCHIVES

B0SKUG.901 Boston KUGEL, Issues 1-1, 1-2

DEMONSTRATION

B0SKUG.901 Fancy Font, a letter -graphics

program for Epson printers.

INTRODUCING THE ULTIMATE (almost) WORD PROCESSOR:

THE PERFECT-STAR WORD WRITER
by Alan Chapman

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It came to me one Sunday morning on the
Boston Common. A small knot of people
encircled two elderly men who were debat-
ing the age-old chicken-and-egg conun-
drum. More or less with the same result
that happens when Kaypro owners debate
which is better, Perfect Writer or Word-
Star. The fact is, it doesn't matter
whether the chicken or egg came first as
long as the frying pan is big enough to
hold both. And it doesn't matter whether
PW or WS is better when you can use both
- together.

Let's face it, Perfect Writer ain't
perfect and WordStar has a lot of tar-
nish. However, together they make a heck
of a team. Until something better comes
along (and it surely will), my solution
is to use them together. Thus was born
my new word processor, "Perfect-Star Word
Writer," or, simply, PSWW (pronounced
pizwahwah, for those who like acronyms).

GETTING STARTED WITH PSWW

Every tutorial I've ever seen has an
opening chapter entitled, "Getting
Started With....," and I certainly am not
going to break the tradition.

Begin by creating your documents with
PERFECT WRITER in text mode using no "@"
commands (except as suggested below)
because you are going to format and print
with WordStar.

When the document is written and
edited to your satisfaction, insert the
WS disk. Toggle Justification OFF until
you are through editing and are sure you
won't be going back into the document
with PW; the WS justification mode in-
serts machine characters in the text that
drive PW bonkers.

If you need to reformat any PW text
paragraphs with WS, there are a couple of
quirks you need to know about:

WS sees each line as ending with a
carriage return; hence, when you try to
reformat a PW paragraph to fit new para-
meters with WS it will stop after each
line, thinking it's a paragraph. You
have to place the cursor at the beginning
of each line and delete a character to
the left - this appends the line to pre-
ceding one (You may have to reinsert a
blank space to separate words), now use
the WS reform command (CNTL-B), and it
will reform the paragraph. To minimize
that time-consuming process, I simply set

the PW Fill column (CNTL-X F) to the
width I intend to set the margin at in
WS. That way, when I call up WS, I don't
have to reform unless I want to justify
the text or make last-minute changes.

While WS can accom
files easily (except
return problem), PW i
dating. The reasons,
do with 7-bit versus
order bits, machine
technical nonsense I
No matter. Here, in a
it's all about. ..and a

modate PW-created

for the carriage

s not so accommo-

I am told, have to

8-bit words, high

codes and other

don't understand.

nut shell, is what
solution:

Perfect Writer uses standard ASCII
symbols for its formatting commands,
which Perfect Formatter then translates
into appropriate machine code that Per-
fect Printer then transmit to your prin-
ter. WordStar, because its formatter and
printer are built into the same COM file,
inserts machine code directly into the
text file as you enter them. Hence, if
you need to go back to PW after editing
with WS, you must strip out these machine
codes because PW can't read them.

The simpliest way to do this is by
using T.COM, a public domain utility
program available from the BOSKUG Lib-
rary, which strips out both the high
order bit and machine codes in one ac-
tion. If you have right -justified the
text with WS, it will remain justified.
If you want to make it ragged right,
however, reforming (ESC-Q) won't do it,
you will have to remove the extra spaces
left between words. This isn't a big
deal, simply do a "Search & Replace'
replacing 3 blank spaces with one blank
space; then do it twice more replacing 2
blank spaces with one each time. This
should give you perfectly spaced text.

If you don't have T.COM, the CP/M PIP
[z] resident program will strip out the
high order bit, but you will still have
to manually eliminate machine codes. For
example, if you've used the WS "Soft
Hyphen" feature to break words (they will
anpear in PW text as f- at a line end and

If in middle of line), you will have to
delete each one individually; you can't
use Search & Replace because PW can't
"see" these codes. This PIP [z] proce-
dure is described in hideous detail in
Sep/Oct, 1983 PRoFiles Magazine. It
works, if you have 3 or
using it. My advice is
forget this procedure.

4 days to kill
get T.COM and

(cont. p. 14 )

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PSWW (Cont. from p. 13 )

To facilitate going back and forth
between the two programs - SMARTKEY is
very helpful for easing the transition
between the distinctly different command
structures*

PRINTING COMMANDS

While you're editing with PW you can
insert WS dot commands as they are ASCII.
They won't mean anything to PW, but when
you call up the document with WS, it will
read them as commands. Control codes
(i.e., "CNTL-P S" for underlining) are a
different story. Those need to be entered
with WS. But, to make it easy for my-
self, I insert a variation of the PW
codes for underlining, holding, super or
subscript, etc. as I f m editing and then
when I'm in WS, I simply replace them
with the appropriate WS command through a
global search & replace. For example,
words I want underlined, I code in PW as
ff @Uword@U" without brackets - that way a
single WS Search & Replace replacing "@U"
with fl CNTL-P S M inserts the WS underline
command properly throughout the text.

This article, for example, was written
and edited in Perfect Writer, formatted
and printed with WordStar.

HI

BYTES , NIBBLES AND BITS . . .

PROGRAMMING IN ANSI-MUMPS

A series of 10 seminars on programming
in the MUMPS language is being conducted
by Bob Craig. The lectures cover

Programming technique (including how to
design and structure good programs),
using the commands and functions of the
MUMPS language, and how to install and
implement the CP/M public domain version
available from the BOSKUG library.

The group is meeting in the Massachu-
setts General Hospital, Thursday nights
at 7:30 pm through March 15. The cost is
$5.00 per session. For more information,
contact Bob Craig at 726-3955 (days) or
524-5255 (evenings).

PHONE CORDS RE-VISITED

At a recent meeting, there seemed to be
some interest in longer curly phone
cords. The assembled multitude was
agreed that the 25-foot cords do not
work, but that shorter low-resistance
cords did. BOSKUG hereby announces the

first annual STEVE CIARCIA, YOU HAVE
COMPETITION AWARD to be given to the
first phone store employee who shows some
sign of recognition of the term "low
resistance." Details to be announc "^
later. Meanwhile, we have found thau
Faxon's 12-foot cord ($5.95) seems to do
the job. It comes in a variety of
colors; sorry, electric blue freaks; it
only comes in pale blue. AT&T stores
have an untested steel blue cord for $1
more (that's why it's untested).

— Karen Rockow

DEDUCTING YOUR COMPUTER FROM YOUR TAXES

The cost of your home computer may be
deductible from your taxes if you use it
for business purposes. However, you had
better be able to justify it as the IRS
draws a firm line between business and
personal use and generally considers home
computers personal use items. The 1984
TAX GUIDE FOR ENGINEERS describes a 6-
point procedure you should follow to
protect your deduction against challenge
by the IRS. The Guide is available by
mail for $17.95 plus $1.60 postage from: *"

1984 TAX GUIDE FOR ENGINEERS
Academic Information Service, Inc.
V Enfant Plaza
P.O. Box 23279
Washington, D.C. 20026

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

BOSKUG is the official Kaypro Users
Group of the Boston Computer Society.

BOSKUG is dedicated to the exchange of
information and to helping Kaypro owners
solve problems they may have with their
machines, its software, or peripherals.
BOSKUG meets semi-monthly on the 2nd and
4th Tuesdays. Programs include lectures,
panels, and hands-on workshops on CP/M,
Perfect Software, applications and other
programs available for the Kaypro. Qual-
ified representatives and consultants
from Kaypro appear frequently at our
meetings to conduct discussions and ans-
wer questions. Meeting notices are car-
ried in the BCS monthly CALENDAR and
bimonthly UPDATE magazine, and on the BCS
Bulletin Board (969-9660).

For more information, contact the
Boston Computer Society at 367-8080.

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DIRECTOR'S NOTES (Cont. from p. 2)

organizing this. We are getting samples

^xf all kinds of software from

.nufacturers. If you'd like to try your

hand at reviewing some, whether your 're a

beginner, expert, or somewhere in

between, call Bill (484-3238) or Karen

(354-0124) .

KAYPRO 10 SIG??? Owners of 10s share
many common Kaypro problems, but they
also have concerns of their own. We now
show about a dozen 10 owners in our
database, but we suspect there are more
of you out there. Is anyone interested
in starting a SIG for 10 users? If so (&
if you're interested in leading it!),
call me or else see me at a meeting.

MEETING PLACE WANTED: Not that we're
unhappy at Minuteman, but eventually we
will need a better place to meet.
Ideally, it should include one large room
for programs (like the cafeterias at
Mitre and Honeywell, where the BOG group
meets), with some smaller rooms available
for workshops or SIGS. It's possible that
the corporation or institution you work
^or has such facilities available to

oups like BOSKUG when one of its staff
is a member. If so, contact either me or
Bob Waters. We would not move before
Sept., 1984.

BOSKUG PHONE DIRECTORY

Lee Lockwood (Co-Dir) 965-

Bob Waters (Co-Dir) (h) 894-

(w) 893-

Diane Bushee (Sec'y) (h) 787-

(w) 437-

Charles Bowen (Co-Libr ' n) . . . . 332-

Phil Marshall (Co-Libr ' n) . (h) 232-

(w) 589-

Alan Chapman (Newsltr) 877'

Suresh Shenoy (Programs) . . (h) 862-

(w) 655'

John Callahan (S. I .G.s) . . . (h) 653'

(w) 620-

Bill Engstrom (Software) .. (h) 484'

(w) 235'

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KAYPRO CORPORATION (Tech Support) :

Software (619) 481-3920

Hardware (619) 481-3424

Tech Support

Bulletin Board (619) 481-3942

PERFECT SOFTWARE:

Technical Support (415) 524-1926

General Information . . . (800) 222-4222

BOSTON COMPUTER SOCIETY :.. (617 ) 367-8080

Bulletin Board 969-9660

Hot Line 227-0170

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The Boston Computer Society
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EDITOR: Alan Chapman
DESIGN: Karen Rockow
ADVERTISING: Murray Gintis
CIRCULATION: Diane Bushee
CONTRIBUTORS: Peter
Bates, Charlie Bowen,
John Callahan, Mike
Holmes, Seth Holmes, Will
Hunt, Lee Lockwood, Phil
Marshall, Suresh Shenoy,
Bob Waters, Nat Weiner,
Sarah Wernick.

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BOSTON KAYPRO USERS GROUP (BOSKUG) MEETING SCHEDULE

BOSKUG meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the
month at the Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical
School, Route 2A, Lexington, just west of Rte 128.
Park in rear, use Cafeteria entrance, take stairs to
2nd floor, follow I.R.C. signs to 3rd level.

Times: LIBRARY opens 6:30 PM. MEETINGS begin 7:15.
PROGRAMS start 8:00 sharp. BEGINNER'S TUTORIAL held
1st monthly meeting only, starts 6:30 sharp.

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Feb 28 - Program

Mar 12 - SIGs

Mar 26 - Program

Apr 9 - SIGs
Apr 23 - Program:

1983 INCOME TAX RETURN PREPARATION
Ray Baril, CPA.

An expert accountant reviews tax
packages that run on the Kaypro.

WHAT IS VIDEOTEX?

Glenn Mclntyre of Delphi tells of
on-line databases E-mail, & more.
Special deal for BOSKUG members.

PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE NIGHT
(The Charlie & Phil Show.)
BOSKUG 1 s Librarians & friends will
describe many free goodies you
ought to be using.

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SIGS (Cont. from p.g)

file. The "fin
project" will be
archiving program which
will allow you to make
back-up copies of your
disks by only copying the
files which have been
modified since the disk
was last backed up,
rather than copying all
the files on the disk.

The course will include
how to write and
understand assembly
language programs using
the Digital Research
assembler, and how to use
the debugger (DDT) that
comes with the Kaypro. In
addition, the course will
briefly cover the
operation of the Z80
microprocessor in the
Kaypro and also a little
bit of how CP/M works. ^ x

— Bill Lee

May 8 - SIGs

May 22 - Program:

PERFECT FILER VS. DBASE II
The return of Mike Holmes!
(Rescheduled from Jan snowout.)

Your ideas for lectures or panel discussion topics and
volunteers to participate in the programs are more than
welcome. Contact Program Chairman Suresh Shenoy
(655-6402 - days; 862-5173 - eves).

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The Boston Kaypro Users' Group

Vol. 1 No. 3

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